On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 78 45 .634 --
Athletics 74 46 .617 2.5
White Sox 68 57 .544 11.0
Browns 65 59 .524 13.5
Tigers 63 60 .512 15.0
Indians 59 68 .465 21.0
Yankees 50 71 .413 27.0
Red Sox 36 87 .293 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 46 .623 --
Giants 72 56 .563 7.0
Reds 67 56 .545 9.5
Robins 59 63 .484 17.0
Cardinals 59 67 .468 19.0
Cubs 56 70 .444 22.0
Phillies 54 68 .443 22.0
Braves 55 72 .433 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Howard Freigau 6
1 George Grantham 6
1 Glenn Wright 6
4 Kiki Cuyler 5
4 Art Jahn 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Harris 2
1 Pie Traynor 2
3 Jack Bentley 1
3 Chick Hafey 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Harris 5
1 Pie Traynor 5
3 Clyde Barnhart 4
3 George Grantham 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hodapp 2
1 Frank Wilson 2
3 Sparky Adams 1
3 Kiki Cuyler 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Kremer 1.00
2 Dazzy Vance 0.60
3 Tom Zachary 0.43
4 Milt Gaston 0.36
5 Urban Shocker 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 George Milstead 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Kremer 6
1 Dazzy Vance 6
3 Milt Gaston 4
3 Urban Shocker 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .391
2 Rogers Hornsby .386
3 Ty Cobb .381
4 Al Simmons .380
5 Jim Bottomley .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 34
2 Bob Meusel 25
2 Ken Williams 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 24
5 Al Simmons 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 122
2 Jack Fournier 112
3 Bob Meusel 111
4 Jim Bottomley 105
4 Ken Williams 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 37
2 Kiki Cuyler 32
3 Max Carey 30
4 Sparky Adams 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.56
2 Sam Gray 2.73
3 Stan Coveleski 2.80
4 Larry Benton 2.95
5 Jack Scott 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 20
2 Pete Donohue 19
2 Dazzy Vance 19
4 Ted Lyons 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Dolf Luque 127
3 Lefty Grove 99
4 Walter Johnson 90
5 Slim Harriss 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Rube Walberg 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .484
2 Al Simmons .451
3 Mickey Cochrane .432
4 Al Wingo .432
5 Joe Harris .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Harris 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Harry Rice 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 21
2 Edd Roush 19
3 Hughie Critz 18
4 Rogers Hornsby 17
5 Art Jahn 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Al Wingo 5
3 Sparky Adams 4
3 Cliff Heathcote 4
3 Ralph Shinners 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Huntzinger 0.00
2 Vic Aldridge 0.37
3 Herb Pennock 0.47
4 Hal Carlson 0.69
5 Firpo Marberry 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elam Vangilder 4
1 Ed Wells 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Jesse Barnes 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Ted Blankenship 18
3 Dolf Luque 17
4 George Uhle 15
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Neal Brady 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .423
2 Edd Roush .416
3 Zack Wheat .402
4 Bubbles Hargrave .387
5 Eddie Brown .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Jack Fournier 6
2 Al Simmons 6
4 Dick Cox 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 33
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Dick Cox 27
3 Edd Roush 27
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
1 Edd Roush 9
3 Max Carey 8
4 Ty Cobb 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.80
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.65
3 Tom Zachary 1.84
4 Jake Miller 1.88
5 Elam Vangilder 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 5
1 Joe Giard 5
1 Sam Gray 5
1 Eppa Rixey 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 44
2 Dolf Luque 29
3 Ted Blankenship 27
3 Jakie May 27
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Elam Vangilder 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .390
2 Rogers Hornsby .383
3 Harry Heilmann .380
4 Al Simmons .366
5 Jim Bottomley .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 36
2 Bob Meusel 30
3 Ken Williams 27
4 George Harper 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 140
2 Jim Bottomley 139
3 Rogers Hornsby 132
4 Jack Fournier 130
5 Ken Williams 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Johnny Mostil 39
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Sparky Adams 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.54
2 Sam Gray 2.76
3 Herb Pennock 2.94
4 Bill Sherdel 3.00
5 Jack Scott 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 25
1 Dazzy Vance 25
3 Walter Johnson 23
4 Pete Donohue 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 257
2 Dolf Luque 137
3 Walter Johnson 126
4 Lefty Grove 99
5 Burleigh Grimes 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 20
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Hooks Dauss 5
4 2 others tied 5